For the first time in over three years, Tom Brady graced the football field — this time without the pads on.
Brady, along with numerous current and former NFL players, took part in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic on Saturday, which featured four games where teams faced off against the U.S. national squad.
Despite being 48 years old, Brady showed that he can still sling it, throwing for 85 total yards along with two passing touchdowns across the two games he played.
For both games, Brady came in for current Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who racked up 224 passing yards with two passing touchdowns and three interceptions.
Following one of the touchdowns, Brady rekindled a historic NFL connection with a pass to longtime teammate Rob Gronkowski for a 2-point conversion.
Gronkowski, however, later went down with a hamstring injury.
Despite initially getting out to an early lead, Brady’s Founders eventually lost in a 43-16 blowout to Team USA, before getting bested by the U.S. again in the championship 24-14.
“My heart is really hurting right now,” Brady said between losses, according to The Associated Press.
Flag football is set to make its Olympic debut at the upcoming 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, and Team USA’s team does not feature any NFL stars.
Back in 2024, U.S. quarterback Darrell Doucette II claimed that he was better than Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes.
“At the end of the day, I feel like I’m better than Patrick Mahomes because of my IQ of the game,” he told TMZ at the time. “I know he’s right now the best in the [NFL]. I know he’s more accurate. I know he has all these intangibles. But when it comes to flag football, I feel like I know more than him.”
Doucette later clarified that he doesn’t think he’s a better player over, rather in a flag football setting.
“I’m not saying I’m a better player overall but until he steps on a 5v5 flag field, I’m going to feel that way until it’s proven otherwise! I’m a competitor and need to be proven wrong.”